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Meteorological Resources on the Web

The World Wide Web contains many resources for individuals interested in Meteorology and Meteorological phenomena. I have chosen but a few sites to link directly to. This is mainly because I attempted to select the sites containing information that I considered useful or interesting. I will be adding more as time allows me to locate those deemed more relevant than others, or as I receive requests to link to specific sites.

The intent of this site is to provide access to functional Meteorological Sites having Resources for the purpose of student enrichment and exploration. The principles, theories, and information provided at these sites and the content of particular resource pages may not reflect the specific content of a specific course, and are not intended to be substituted for lecture content; nor can I guarantee that a particular link is active.

If there are other Meteorological Resource Sites you think would be useful and you would like to see here, please email me at the following address :
phsweb@sciences.aum edu.

METEOROLOGICAL RESOURCES LINKS

WSFA Storm Team Weather Links: This is the LOCAL site for the Montgomery area. It provides weather information for Montgomery and the State of Alabama, including area tower cams, and historical, monthly, and current climate data. Additionally, interesting national and international weather links are available which entail storm chaser information, weather facts, and photos of weather phenomena.

Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway: An online service providing students and other interested individuals an online quiz about meteorological topics, a weather glossary of terms, weather forecasting and observation procedures, as well as discussions of rainbows, temperature, and El Nino.

The Severe Storm Spotters Guide: A menu driven link that provides a gateway into the exploration of thunderstorms, including their dangers and outflow phenomena. There are also sections providing links to tornado information. Images are available to illustrate concepts such as wall cloud, mesocyclone effects, stages of tornado formation, and other relevant severe weather phenomena.

The Weather Underground: This site offers interactive maps ( selectable in temperature or precipitation formats ) which allows one to click on a chosen state and receive current weather conditions and forecasts for its major cities. In addition, forecasts and current conditons for other parts of the world, and tropical storm information in all oceans are available.

Earth Watch : Weather On Demand: This site provides weather headlines, stormwatch forecasts, satellite and radar images, and current conditions, with 3-D weather visualization.



More Meteorological Resources

Interactive Weather Page:This site, offers access to current observations and forecasts for state and local areas, marine and aviation weather information, and a weather computer for computing sunrise, sunset, and twilight data for any city or town ( times for an entire year can also be computed ).

Storm Chaser Homepage: The official homepage of the Storm Chasers. This site includes eyewitness accounts of storms and tornadoes, current weather and forecasts, weather archives, and an impressive photo gallery of supercell thunderstorms, tornadoes, and other storm activity. Many chasers present their private photo collections.

Ball State University Weather Station: This site offers national surface analysis maps, including meteorological weather stations, upper air data patterns, radar and satellite imagery, and a weather resources page containing a temperature converter and a weather calculator.


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Last updated August 4, 1997... ikon